1959 Paris - Roubaix

57th edition: Sunday, April 12, 1959

Rain. By the time they reached Amiens a group of seven had separated from the pack and were being chased by an elite group that included Roger Rivière, Rik van Looy and Alfred de Bruyne. A motorcycle crashed out some of the chasers and flats did in others, taking some of the impetus out of the pursuit. Up front the seven became three: Noël Foré, Gilbert Desmet and Marcel Janssens. Foré led the sprint out in the Roubaix velodrome and won by two lengths.